// Interview: Stéphane Bredin Director General of the Prison Administration, France JT: What is the situation resulting…
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Israeli Corrections in transition: More prisons but also more alternatives
// Interview: Ofra Klinger Lieutenant General, Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service JT: By the time you…
Continue reading Israeli Corrections in transition: More prisons but also more alternativesLaying the foundations for a new penitentiary model in Paraguay
// Interview: Ever Martínez Paraguay’s Minister of Justice JT: What are the main challenges facing the Paraguayan…
Continue reading Laying the foundations for a new penitentiary model in ParaguayModernisation, efficiency, and transparency are Morocco’s correctional system focus
// Interview: Mohamed Salah Tamek Delegate General of the Correctional Department, Kingdom of Morocco JT: What…
Continue reading Modernisation, efficiency, and transparency are Morocco’s correctional system focusAdvocating for human rights: the mirage of the de-politicisation of criminal policies
// Interview: Alison Hannah Executive Director of Penal Reform International JT: What is Penal Reform International…
Continue reading Advocating for human rights: the mirage of the de-politicisation of criminal policiesThe Catalan prison work model in times of transition
// Interview: Juan Torres López Director General of CIRE – Centre for Reintegration Initiatives, Catalonia, Spain …
Continue reading The Catalan prison work model in times of transitionTransnational cooperation in the correctional sector as a win-win strategy
// Interview: Peter van der Sande President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) // JT:…
Continue reading Transnational cooperation in the correctional sector as a win-win strategyCorrectional Service of Canada: when one of the best systems faces major challenges
// Interview: Don Head Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada JT: What makes the Correctional…
Continue reading Correctional Service of Canada: when one of the best systems faces major challengesNew infrastructure as a lever for the modernisation and streamlining of the correctional system
// Interview: Peter Severin Commissioner of the New South Wales Corrective Services (NSWCS), Australia JT: How…
Continue reading New infrastructure as a lever for the modernisation and streamlining of the correctional systemA model system for its sense of mission and high recruitment standards
// Interview: Joerg Jesse Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany JT: Unlike…
Continue reading A model system for its sense of mission and high recruitment standardsThe untouchable social work principles of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation probation system
// Interview: Annie Devos Director General of the Houses of Justice, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium JT: A document…
Continue reading The untouchable social work principles of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation probation systemThe weight of history in a correctional system in transition
// Interview: Priit Kama Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia JT: Although Estonia has a high prison population…
Continue reading The weight of history in a correctional system in transitionThe Spanish penitentiary system: changes to comply with European regulations and current challenges
// Interview: Ángel Yuste Castillejo Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain JT: What are the main…
Continue reading The Spanish penitentiary system: changes to comply with European regulations and current challengesCouncil for Penological Cooperation of the Council of Europe: developing standards for prison and probation services
// Interview: Vivian Geiran President of the Council for Penological Cooperation (PC-CP) of the Council of Europe…
Continue reading Council for Penological Cooperation of the Council of Europe: developing standards for prison and probation servicesSerbia’s judicial reform: the strategy to get closer to joining the European Union
// Interview: Nela Kuburovic Minister of Justice, Republic of Serbia // JT: We have learned that Serbia’s…
Continue reading Serbia’s judicial reform: the strategy to get closer to joining the European UnionPromoting a more cohesive legal space in Ibero-America and beyond
// Interview: Arkel Benítez Mendizábal Secretary-General of COMJIB, Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries…
Continue reading Promoting a more cohesive legal space in Ibero-America and beyondFrom Uganda’s Death Row to Human Rights Activism
// Interview: Susan Kigula Human rights activist, Uganda Background: In September 2002, Susan Kigula had been sentenced…
Continue reading From Uganda’s Death Row to Human Rights ActivismArgentina: improving the penitentiary system through the training of first line practitioners
// Interview: Emiliano Blanco National Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Argentina JT: When you took…
Continue reading Argentina: improving the penitentiary system through the training of first line practitionersPublic safety through penitentiary reform and gang control
// Interview: Rodil Hernández Director General of Penitentiary Institutions of El Salvador JT: Which are the main…
Continue reading Public safety through penitentiary reform and gang controlThe Regional Penitentiary Academy: supporting the prison reform in Latin America
// Interview: Roberto Santana Director of the Regional Penitentiary Academy, Dominican Republic JT: What is the Regional…
Continue reading The Regional Penitentiary Academy: supporting the prison reform in Latin AmericaNational Penitentiary Reform: Challenges of Guatemala’s Penitentiary System
// Interview: Ricardo Guzmán Loyo First Vice Minister of Safety of the Ministry of Government of Guatemala…
Continue reading National Penitentiary Reform: Challenges of Guatemala’s Penitentiary SystemCellmade: Reducing Recidivism through Work in Prisons
// Interview: Kathleen Van De Vijver and Tine Verhenne Belgian Prison Service JT: What is CELLMADE and…
Continue reading Cellmade: Reducing Recidivism through Work in PrisonsThe decriminalization of drug use in Portugal and its impact in the criminal justice system
// Interview: Joao Goulão, MD Director General of SICAD, the Portuguese Service in Addiction Behaviours and Dependencies …
Continue reading The decriminalization of drug use in Portugal and its impact in the criminal justice systemThe American Justice System and the decision to close Rikers Island jail complex
// Interview: Honourable Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman Head of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal…
Continue reading The American Justice System and the decision to close Rikers Island jail complexRomania: Challenges and Paradoxes of the Probation System
// Interview: Mihai Dima Director General of the Romanian Probation System JT: What do you consider to…
Continue reading Romania: Challenges and Paradoxes of the Probation SystemChallenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional System
// Interview: Celso Manata Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services of Portugal JT:…
Continue reading Challenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional SystemFull rights citizens: the principle of normality in Norwegian prisons
// Interview: Marianne Vollan Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service JT: Norway is a worldwide reference–case…
Continue reading Full rights citizens: the principle of normality in Norwegian prisonsEuropean Probation Systems in Transition
// Interview: Gerry McNally President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) JT: Across Europe, cultural diversity…
Continue reading European Probation Systems in TransitionEuropean Penitentiary Systems in Transition
// Interview: Hans Meurisse Director General of the Belgium Prison Service & President of EuroPris* JT: Can…
Continue reading European Penitentiary Systems in TransitionShaping New Futures in European Justice
// Interview: Věra Jourová EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender equality JT: The European Commission and…
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